BUSINESS BRIEFING

Local

* The National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisorselected Vancouver resident Sil L. Arata of Floyd Watkins &Associates as its secretary-treasurer.

* The Port of Vancouver announces the addition of Patricia L.Boyden as its environmental manager. Boyden has more than 15 yearsof environmental experience. She received her master's degree inenvironmental science and engineering from the Oregon GraduateInstitute and a bachelor's degree in biology at Western MichiganUniversity.

* Clark County School Employees Credit Union announces thepromotion of Jim Morrell and the additions of Jeff Herter and BobRivers.

Morrell is vice president of information systems and has morethan seven years of credit union and technology experience.

Herter is vice president of lending services and has more than 20years of credit union experience.

Rivers is the indirect lending manager and has more than 20 yearsof lending and collections experience.

* Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad has promoted Vancouverresidents Peiter Hjerstedt to terminal trainmaster and RobertHillstrom to manager of safety and rules for the Oregon division.Hjerstedt will be responsible for overseeing yard and trainoperations in Vancouver and Portland.

* Women in Action Foundation announces its new officers anddirectors. Officers include Robin Hayden, president; JenniferPeterson, vice president; Dellan Redjou, treasurer; Susan Wallin,secretary; and Bobby Forbes, immediate past president. Directorsinclude Ann Blaker, Linda Frischmeyer, Kate Griffity, Linda Haines,Jan Mulwitz, Ann Ryan, Mary Tierney and Kim Veys.

* Junior Achievement of the Columbia Empire Inc. announces sevennew members of its board of directors: Arleen Barnett, vicepresident human resources at PGE; Bob Cimino, director of corporateadministration at Electro Scientific Industries Inc.; Randy Cline,senior vice president at Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon;Darryl Horowitz, commercial loan officer at Bank of Clark County;David Horowitz, owner of David Horowitz CPA; Rick Howell, vicepresident of human resources at Heathman Management Group Inc.; andAndrea Sliter, manager at Willamette Industries.

* SenaReider Letendre, a full-service advertising agency, hasopened an office in Vancouver at 1498 S.E. Tech Center Place, Suite170. It will offer traditional marketing services and e-marketingservices. SenaReider Letendre received the Best of Show award inthis year's Addy competition. Call 360-882-2555.

* Vancouver residents Bruce A. Haack and Jennifer Tuckerpurchased Synergy Dynamic Co-Therapy, 905 N.E. 68th St., C-2. Theclinic offers pediatric occupational therapy, sensory integrationand music to children with disabilities such as cerebral palsy,fragile X, autism and Down syndrome. Haack has 15 years ofexperience as a licensed occupational therapist and Tucker is anOrff Schulwerk trained music specialist with 20 years' experience.Call 360-993-0706.

* Box Brothers, a packaging and shipping company, opened inVancouver at 7620 N.E. 119th Place, Suite 103. Box Brothers is opendaily. It provides free delivery to homes and offices and offersUnited Parcel Service and FedEx shipping. Call 360-892-4769.

* Vancouver resident Karen Hollingsworth has opened Karen's ClayPots & More. Hollingsworth sells imported and handmade terra cottapots, columns and accent pieces for garden or interior spaces via at-home parties. Call 360-576-7595.

* Gentech Dentist, 6715 N.E. 63rd St., Suite 101, received theBRAG Award (Business Recycling Awards Group) from the county for itsefforts to protect the environment. Gentech has reduced its waterconsumption and paper usage, eliminated the release of hazardoussludge and switched to nonpolluting digital X-rays. Gentech recentlyreceived the 1999 Waste Reduction and Recycling Award from the stateDepartment of Ecology for its efforts to reduce and recycle waste.

* Management Engineering Associates, 3709 N.W. 16th Ave., Camas,was awarded a contract by the state Department of GeneralAdministration to assist all state agencies and more than 570 localgovernments with strategic planning, consultation, projectmanagement, program improvement, facilitation, opinion research andtraining. Call 360-834-3004.

* U.S. Bank announces the launch of its Image Check Web program,an Internet-based check image retrieval service for business. Theprogram allows business to verify paid checks, detect fraud andprovide vendors and customers with answers regarding their checks.Businesses will be able to retrieve information immediately, ratherthan face the customary three-day waiting period for copies.

* Celinda Rupert has moved IDUHAIR Inc. & Co. to 514 Main St. Thesalon offers day spa services including hair services, massagetherapy, nail treatments, facials, waxing and other services. Ruperthas more than 16 years of cosmetology experience. Call 360-735-1249or 360-607-8719.

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* Art Hessler of Edward Jones presents "Secure Your FinancialFuture," a seminar for women, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, 205 E. 16th St.Call 360-695-5409 to register.

More briefs: See Monday's Business section.

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